It seems that the current US position (who will probably be the first to start large scale mining) is that the resource site itself will never be owned but that labor attaches ownership to the ore. As said on the site, this still doesn't deal with when a singular deposit of an element exists and how access would be shared.
Another interesting point that's raised is that if an asteroid is entirely consumed by mining, does that count as 'appropriation'?
Man the next 100 years are gonna be a reaaaallly interesting time for lawyers..
It seems that the current US position (who will probably be the first to start large scale mining) is that the resource site itself will never be owned but that labor attaches ownership to the ore. As said on the site, this still doesn't deal with when a singular deposit of an element exists and how access would be shared.
Another interesting point that's raised is that if an asteroid is entirely consumed by mining, does that count as 'appropriation'?
Man the next 100 years are gonna be a reaaaallly interesting time for lawyers..